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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers needed to add some talent to their backfield this offseason, and the 2020 NFL draft afforded them the perfect opportunity to do just that.

The Bucs used their third-round pick on Vanderbilt RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn, who has the pass-catching potential to be an effective back in Year 1. But the Bucs weren’t done there. In round seven, with their final pick at No. 245, Tampa Bay went with Louisiana RB Raymond Calais.

Comparing Calais to Johnson is a big compliment given that Arians saw and worked with Johnson up close during their time together with the Cardinals. It’ll be interesting to see how the backfield workload is handled next season, but it’s clear the Bucs have talent and depth to work with.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers walked away from April's NFL draft with two highly-touted players out of the University of Minnesota.

In round two, the Bucs took Golden Gopher safety Antoine Winfield Jr., whose father Antoine Winfield Sr. was a Pro Bowl cornerback in the NFL. In round five, Tampa Bay added to their receiving corps by selecting Minnesota wide receiver Tyler Johnson. Both Winfield and Johnson will be looked upon to be key contributors to a Bucs team looking to make a deep postseason run.

And while they'll be busy making a name for themselves in Tampa, their former Gopher teammate...